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Highest French population share, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2000

01Tuolumne County, CACA53,1604.1%–

02Calaveras County, CACA46,6053.5%–

03El Dorado County, CACA192,3233.4%–

04Mariposa County, CACA16,9183.3%–

05Siskiyou County, CACA42,0133.2%–

06Tehama County, CACA64,6653.2%–

07San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673.2%–

08Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.1%–

09Marin County, CACA253,6943.1%–

10Nevada County, CACA101,9113.1%–

11Sonoma County, CACA486,4443.1%–

12Butte County, CACA209,2113.0%–

13Humboldt County, CACA131,6472.9%–

14Shasta County, CACA181,6482.8%–

15Trinity County, CACA15,7202.7%–

16Placer County, CACA442,0812.7%–

17Amador County, CACA41,8762.7%–

18Inyo County, CACA18,1582.6%–

19Yuba County, CACA88,6912.5%–

20Sierra County, CACA3,0982.5%–

21Lassen County, CACA28,1172.5%–

22Lake County, CACA67,7722.5%–

23Napa County, CACA132,9492.5%–

24Mendocino County, CACA88,1222.4%–

25Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8522.3%–

26San Francisco County, CACA826,0792.2%–

27Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0652.2%–

28Mono County, CACA12,5052.0%–

29Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0702.0%–

30Plumas County, CACA18,5831.9%–

31Sutter County, CACA98,7871.9%–

32San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481.9%–

33San Mateo County, CACA743,5681.9%–

34Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.9%–

35Ventura County, CACA830,8511.8%–

36San Benito County, CACA70,0821.7%–

37Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.7%–

38Solano County, CACA455,3761.7%–

39Modoc County, CACA8,4261.6%–

40Yolo County, CACA224,4101.6%–

41San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0911.6%–

42Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161.5%–

43Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.4%–

44Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911.4%–

45Colusa County, CACA21,8361.4%–

46San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151.4%–

47Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191.3%–

48Kern County, CACA927,0681.2%–

49Monterey County, CACA433,7291.2%–

50Madera County, CACA167,9271.2%–

51Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561.2%–

52Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341.1%–

53Glenn County, CACA28,1411.1%–

54Kings County, CACA154,3270.8%–

55Merced County, CACA297,2600.7%–

56Imperial County, CACA181,4110.7%–

57Tulare County, CACA485,1460.7%–

58Alpine County, CACA1,0430.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES